The shading was modeled partly on what Computer Science folk call
"Dithered" shading, and partly on what they call "Error Distribution" shading.
The original pattern was then hand modified to match the realities of
possible needlepoint stitches.

Problems with the Piece

It was a first project.

It is stitched on a piece of waste canvas...

Originally it was started without
a frame... then it was left on a frame many times
for as much as a year at a time, and parts show uneven
stretching from this.

Some guide markings were put on the canvas with a green felt
tipped pen which has bled through as little green dots over
one part of the work.

It has the normal beginner's mistakes of uneven tension, and
some parts have severe thread twist problems.